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Lara Fabian has been appeared in channels as follow: Lara Fabian, RadioUtopia Video Creations, Dimash Kudaibergen, Игорь Крутой.
Born 09 January, 1970 (54 years old).
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Career of the Lara Fabian started in 1986 .
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Belgo-Canadian singer
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Birth name | Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert |
Born | January 9, 1970 Etterbeek, Belgium |
Genres | Classical crossover French pop pop rock acoustic dance-pop |
Occupation | Singer, songwriter, musician, actress, producer, philanthropist |
Instruments | Vocals, piano, keyboards |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | Polydor Sony Universal Warner |
Website | larafabian.com |
Lara Sophie Katy Crokaert , better known as Lara Fabian, is a Canadian-Belgian singer, songwriter, musician, actress and producer. She has sold over 20 million records worldwide as of September 2017 and is one of the best-selling Belgian artists of all time.
She was born in Etterbeek, Brussels to a Belgian father and a Sicilian mother. Since 1996 she has held Canadian citizenship alongside her original Belgian citizenship.
As of 2015 she lived in Walloon Brabant province in Belgium just outside Brussels. She has since moved back to Montreal.
Early life
Fabian is the only child of Pierre Crokaert, who is Flemish, and Maria Luisa Serio, a Sicilian. Fabian’s parents recognized her talents early on and enrolled her in the Royal Conservatory of Brussels when she was eight.
She sings in seven languages: French, English, Spanish, Italian, Flemish, German and Russian.
Music career
1986–1993: Early music career
During the 1980s, Fabian entered a number of European competitions and won several prizes. She released her first single, "L'Aziza est en pleurs" / "Il y avait" in 1986.
In 1988, the RTL TV channel in Luxembourg invited Fabian to represent the country at the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, held that year in Dublin, Ireland. The song was a composition by Jacques Cardona and Alain Garcia entitled Croire which reached a respectable fourth place . The single became a hit in Europe, selling nearly 500,000 copies.
In 1990, Fabian and musical collaborator Rick Allison moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to embark on a career in North America. They started their own music label and publishing company, Productions Clandestines.
In August 1991, her self-titled French-language debut album, Lara Fabian, was released in Canada and sold over 100,000 copies. The album went gold in 1993, and platinum the following year. The success of upbeat Dance-pop singles such as "Le jour où tu partira", "Les murs", and "Qui pense à l'amour" gave Fabian radio exposure. She received several nominations at the 1993 ADISQ awards, and a poll published around that time voted her Québec's most promising singer.
Artistry
Fabian is a full lyric soprano with a vocal range that spans three octaves from C3 to G♯6 in live performances.
She is multilingual, in fact she speaks French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and English. She has also sung in Azerbaijani, German, Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish.
Discography
Main article: Lara Fabian discography
Studio
1991: Lara Fabian 1994: Carpe Diem 1996: Pure 1999: Lara Fabian 2001: Nue 2004: A Wonderful Life 2005: 9 2009: Toutes les femmes en moi 2009: Every Woman in Me 2010: Mademoiselle Zhivago 2013: Le Secret 2015: Ma vie dans la tienne 2017: Camouflage 2019: Papillon
Live
1999: Live 1999 2002: Live 2002 2003: En Toute Intimité 2006: Un regard 9 Live
Compilations
2010: Best of Lara Fabian 2011: Je me souviens 2015: Essential Lara Fabian 2015: Selection Lara Fabian
Awards
Etoile Cherie FM Awards 2005 – Best Female Star of the Year Félix Awards 1995 – Best Show of the Year – Songwriter/Performer 1995 – Female Vocalist of the Year 1997 – Popular Album of the Year – Pure 1998 – Artist with most Recognition Outside of Quebec 2000 – Quebec Artist Having Biggest Success in a Language Other Than French IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 1999 – Award for Sales Over 2 Million Units Victoires de la Musique 1998 – Revelation of the Year Women to Women Without Borders 2000 – Gold Medal World Music Awards 1999 – Best Selling Benelux Recording Artist of the Year 2001 – Best Selling Benelux Artist of the Year Juno Award Nominations 1996 – Best New Solo Artist of the Year 1996 – Best Selling Francophone Album of the Year – Carpe Diem 1998 – Best Female Vocalist of the Year 1998 – Best Selling Francophone Album of the Year – Pure 2001 – Best Female Artist SOCAN Awards 2004 - International Achievement Award
Writing for other artists
Fabian has written for other artists such as French female singers Chimène Badi, Nolwenn Leroy and Myriam Abel. She also composed for Daniel Lévi and is said to be currently working with a former contestant from "Nouvelle Star 3", Roland. She has often praised the voice and talent of successful female singer Amel Bent, who was also a contestant on that show. She wrote "Dis-moi comment t'aimer" for Greek singer George Perris on his album Un Souhait. "Imaginer" was originally written in English, under the name 'Broken Vow', by Fabian and songwriter Walter Afanasieff. They rewrote the lyrics especially for Jackie Evancho, in French, for her album Dream with Me. The original meaning of the song, about a sad love, is completely changed in the French version to describe a dream of a beautiful world without war or hunger.
Acting career
2004: in the MGM film De-Lovely the singer performed the numbers "Another Openin', Another Show" and "So in Love" from the Cole Porter musical Kiss Me, Kate.
Personal life
Fabian and French singer Patrick Fiori began a relationship at the start of 1998.
She was in a relationship with French director, producer, and composer Gérard Pullicino beginning in 2006, and has a daughter with him.
Fabian married Sicilian musician and artist Gabriel Di Giorgio in 2013.